Latest Fathersandsons Podcast Episodes
Episode 60: Water World or every Kevin Costner movie is Bull Durham (Updated with more Water World)
Dad Movies Podcast - July 26, 2023 22:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's Water World week on Dad Movies! We explore Kevin Costner's oddest act of cinematic hubris; a post-apocalyptic samurai movie about a man with gills. Dad gets sassy, John-Michael realizes no one likes this movie but him, and we dig into the family past a bit. Dive in, the water is warm, but r...
Episode 59: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is America's Rashomon
Dad Movies Podcast - July 19, 2023 20:12 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're back with arguably the greatest western ever made about the evolution of the American spirit. It's heart felt, it's funny, it's shockingly violent. Thats right, its The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance aka Rashomon for the United States. Enjoy.
Episode 58: Edge of Tomorrow aka Live Die Repeat featuring Emily Effler
Dad Movies Podcast - June 29, 2023 19:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's a very special episode of Dad Movies with special guest Emily Effler! Em is John-Michael's wife and a brilliant tattoo artist, but most importantly, she's got a sharp mind for movie criticism. Join us this week as we tackle Edge of Tomorrow, the greatest live action anime film not based on ...
Episode 57: Casino Royal is the best Bond movie even if you'll want an ice pack after the end
Dad Movies Podcast - June 21, 2023 08:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week on Dad Movies, the Bonds cover Bond. Join us for a loving talk about action, what makes the perfect Bond, and understandable horror about that torture sequence. It's another great episode of Dad Movies, shaken, not stirred.
A special request to Dad Movies listeners
Dad Movies Podcast - June 14, 2023 18:08 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJMB has no voice this week, but if you could give us a minute, we have a special request. Back next week with Casino Royal!
Episode 56: Casablanca, when is it cheating and when it just Paris?
Dad Movies Podcast - June 07, 2023 07:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week on Dad Movies Bill and JMB watch Casablanca and argee its one of the best movies ever made. Then they disagree about everything else. It's one of the funniest episodes we've ever done so pour yourself a beer, punch a nazi, and settle in for Dad Movies
Episode 55: Master and Commander: Far Side of the World
Dad Movies Podcast - May 31, 2023 05:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week on Dad Movies we tackle 2003's Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. Bill and JMB have wildly different opinions on this maritime classic. We tackle the quiet of war, why it's hard to make friends as an adult, what it means to love a friend, and why men need friends. Trigger ...
Episode 54: Guardians of the Galaxy and why mixtapes are love
Dad Movies Podcast - May 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week on Dad movies, Bill's selected Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, a film that asks the question, "what if Oceans 11 had guns and a talking raccoon?" We go deep on loss, character building, why mix tapes matter, and the idea that everybody has dead people. Somehow, it's still funny. Join...
Episode 53: The Incredibles, a movie about the humanity of dads
Dad Movies Podcast - May 17, 2023 07:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're back from hiatus and diving back in with a big one, Pixar's The Incredibles. Join us for a discussion about Dads and depression, superheroes, marriage during hard times, and a crazy theory about Edna and Violet in this episode of Dad Movies.
Episode 52: Bull Durham is the best movie about loving baseball ever made
Dad Movies Podcast - September 21, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week we celebrate 52 episodes of Dad Movies with Bull Durham, the sexiest movie I remember seeing as a kid. We talk about what makes a great baseball movie, romance, philosophy, and Dad comes out as bisexual for Kevin Costner. Don't miss this week's Dad Movies.
Episode 51: Sudden Death is Jean Claude Van Damme at his Dammest
Dad Movies Podcast - September 14, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDive into the chaotic world of Jean Claude Van Damme's parody/turned serious action movie Sudden Death. We tackle the nature of Die Hard clones, how much mom loves Van Damme, and the amazing mascot fight. Also JMB admits he doesn't know what a sports movie is.
Episode 50: Jaws is an adventure movie about parents watching their kids be eaten
Dad Movies Podcast - September 07, 2022 08:05 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week we're tackling Jaws, which is either a horror movie or an adventure depending on which host you ask. We talk Jaws insane PG rating, drunk sailer stories, and riff up a storm. Chum the waters, it's shark week.
Episode 49: Dead Heat a buddy cop zombie movie you have to see to believe
Dad Movies Podcast - August 31, 2022 19:16 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week JMB tries to make Dad fall in love with one of his favorite films, Dead Head. Joe Piscopon and Treat Williams star in this gore-filled buddy cop comedy, but what wins over Bill is the jaw-dropping special effects. Join us for a talk about cops, zombie cow puppets, and more on this week...
Episode 48: Dad Movie's returns with Michael Bay's Ambulance
Dad Movies Podcast - August 24, 2022 18:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDad Movies is back after a brief hiatus with Michael Bay's low budget masterpiece Ambulance. This week we're joined by tattoo artist, Ambulance fan, and all-around joy Emily Effler. We talk Michael Bay movies, gore, and the joy of seeing filmmakers explore outside of their comfort zone. Give it ...
Episode 47 - Ender's Game is a great movie that will not give Orson Scott Card money
Dad Movies Podcast - March 17, 2022 17:21 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week we tackle Ender's Game, a brilliant work of art by a massive bigot. The good news is it bombed at the box office and will never recoup so you aren't supporting Orson Scott Card by watching it. Enjoy!
Episode 46: Maximum Overdrive is the best movie about killer trucks ever made
Dad Movies Podcast - March 10, 2022 03:53 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week's selection is perhaps our strangest yet, Steven King's Maximum Overdrive. Dad was asked to cover this by a client, and we're diving head first into every bloody moment. It's a b-movie blood bath that John-Michael thinks deserves more love on this week's episode of Dad Movies.
Episode 45: Unforgiven, the western that hates westerns
Dad Movies Podcast - March 03, 2022 04:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're back after some annoying technical difficulties with Unforgiven, a western that hates myths about the old West. Clint Eastwood's classic of violence and revenge turns the legacy of the American frontier on its head, revealing a dark world where no one is a hero. Naturally, Dad was thrilled....
Episode 44: The Untouchables, finally a chance to root for corrupt cops
Dad Movies Podcast - February 17, 2022 05:24 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWelcome back to Dad Movies. This week we tackle The Untouchables, a movie about corrupt cops learning just how far they'll go to stop people from doing what they themselves want to do. It's a hilarious journey through trivia and JMB's feelings about cops. Plus we talk a little about actors who...
43 - Saving Private Ryan, the incredible war movie neither of us wanted to watch
Dad Movies Podcast - February 09, 2022 06:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's Saving Private Ryan week and boy howdy does this one get weird. A few years ago, John-Michael swore he'd never watch a movie that made him sad twice. This week he breaks that promise for one of the best war movies ever made. We talk the ethics of war movies, gore effects, and if the film gl...
Episode 42 - Dad's Movies
Dad Movies Podcast - January 28, 2022 16:16 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJMB is traveling this week so we have a very special Bill Bond only episode. Join Dad on a brief conversation about his love of movies.
Episode 41: Mission Impossible, the smallest big blockbuster of all time
Dad Movies Podcast - January 20, 2022 03:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're hitting Mission Impossible this week and boy howdy is it claustrophobic. Join us for a Brian De Palma love fest where we discuss arguably the smallest, most cramped, big-budget action film of all time. Where do we stand on Tom Cruise as an alien cult leader and people who think this movie ...
Episode 40: John Wick, husband of the year or Jason Voorhees?
Dad Movies Podcast - January 14, 2022 01:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's John Wick 1 week on the podcast and we have one of our most deliriously insane conversations yet. Is John Wick the story of a blood-thirsty vengeful rampage or a man honoring his wife? We talk shootouts, color theory, and violently disagreeing on the message of the movie. Most importantly, ...
Episode 39 - Highlander, there will be only one episode because the sequals are bad
Dad Movies Podcast - January 06, 2022 19:16 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're back from our Christmas/sick people break with the first Dad Movies of 2022! This week we tackle Highlander, a graphically violent, occasionally very sexual, fairy tale about immortals who cut off each other's heads for magic power. Somehow Dad managed to avoid seeing this movie for 35 yea...
Episode 37 - Actual arguments that Die Hard is a Christmas movie
Dad Movies Podcast - December 15, 2021 07:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week we're tackling the most hack opinion in movie fandom, that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. We get smart, we get stupid, we'll help you blow the minds of anyone who dares still ask this question.
Episode 36 - Scrooged
Dad Movies Podcast - December 09, 2021 05:34 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe continue to dive into the Christmas season with 1988's Christmas horror classic Scrooged. Yes, you heard us right, it's a horror movie. Just one that happens to be hysterical. We talk ghosts, the horror of Christmas, and revel in a shared favorite film. Enjoy and share.
Episode 36 - Home Alone, family trauma, and the beauty of kids
Dad Movies Podcast - December 01, 2021 21:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're back to kick off the Christmas season with arguably the best Christmas movie of all time, Home Alone. We talk about its troubled production, the brilliance of its cast, if the Mccallister family was mob-connected, and whether the Wet Bandits should be the dead bandits. Happy holidays!
Episode 35 - Is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles a comedy or a drama? A very PG-13 Dad Movies
Dad Movies Podcast - November 25, 2021 03:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's the Dad Movie's Thanksgiving special with Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. We gush over a beloved classic before taking a right turn into philosophical comedy talk. What makes something a comedy, and is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles the funniest drama of all time? Or is it a comedy with b...
Episode 34 - The Magic of Ghostbusters (1984)
Dad Movies Podcast - November 11, 2021 21:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're back from a sinus infection break, still sniffling, but still ain't afraid of no ghosts. This week we're diving into the magic of Ghostbusters, the surprisingly horny movie about scientists fighting the undead. A little bit of a content warning, we talk a lot about Dan Aykroyd's sexual gho...
Episode 33 - The Fly is a testement to how hot Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis are
Dad Movies Podcast - October 27, 2021 23:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe wrap up this year's Halloween Dad Movie extravaganza with The Fly. Long live the grossest love story you'll ever see about a man who becomes a fly and suddenly becomes pro-life.
Episode 32 - Ernest Scared Stupid is a freakishly scary children's movie
Dad Movies Podcast - October 21, 2021 02:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsHalloween continues with Ernest Scared Stupid, easily one of the top 10 scariest movies for kids ever made. We talk childhood fear, evil trolls, family-friendly gore, and a little Ernest history. Most importantly, Dad admits JMB was right for wanting to watch this movie again.
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